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EYE, PAGE, AND LUNG PROTECTOR.

No. 387,843.' Patented Aug. 14, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEQ PETER BAGGERLY, OF CLYDE, NEW YORK.

EYE, FACE, AND LUNG PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,843, dated August14, 1888.

Application filed June 21, 1888. Serial No. 277,729. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER BAGGERLY, of Clyde, in the county of WVayneand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Eye, Face, and Lung Protectors; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which formpart of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in eye, face, and lungprotectors; and it consists of a covering of any suitable fabric,whichextends over the entire face, and which is providedwith glasses for thewearer to see through and with rolls secured to the inner side of thecovering j ust below the glasses, so as to prevent the breath fromrising and dimming them so as to interfere with the vision, as will bemore fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a protector for the eyes andlungs of persons who work in dust, and a protector for the entire facein cold weather, and to provide this protector with means for preventingthe gl asses from becoming dimmed by the condensation of the breath uponthem.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective of a protector whichembodies my invention. it

A represents a protector for the entire face, and which will be made ofany suitable light or heavy material, according to the use to which itis to be applied. This protector will be made wide and long enough toprotect the entire face and neck, and is provided with suitableelastics, B,which pass around the back of the head and neck, so as tohold it firmly in position. Through this protector are made suitableopenings, which are covered by the glasses 0, which are inolosed insuitable metallic frames of any suitable construction, and

to which frame or the glasses the protector is secured by cement,stitching, or other means that may be found desirable. These glasses aremade large enough to enable the person to freely see through them inevery direction, and the glass will preferably be plain windowglass,though any other kind may be used if it is desired to have them soconstructed as to adapt them to near or far sighted eyes.

Unless special means are provided for preventing the breath from risingand condensing upon the glass to such an extent as to interfere with thevision, the protector is almost useless in cold weather. In order toprevent this rising and condensing of the breath upon the glasses, Iplace just under each glass a roll, G, of any suitable size, which fitsthe face upon the sides of the nose, and thus prevents the moisture ofthe breath from rising to the glasses. As here shown, the rolls aredivided just sufficiently at their inner ends to fit over the bridge ofthe nose, so that each roll will rest just under the eye and thus serveas a protector for the glass above it.

This protector is adapted to be worn in cold weather, so as to protectthe entire face and more especially the nose, and is also designed to beworn by workmen who are exposed to a great deal of dust or by firemenwho are exposed to ashes, smoke, and poisonous gases.

When the protector is not in use, it can be folded into a very smallspace and placed either in the top of the hat or the pocket untilwanted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- A protector provided withglasses through which the wearer sees and with rolls or protectors justunder the glasses to prevent the breath from rising and condensing uponthem, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER BAGGERLY.

\Vitnesses:

J. W. HINMAN, W. A. HUNT.

